About us
Have you walked the Camino de Santiago or are you interested in learning more about it? Then this is the group for you!
Come join us for hikes, gatherings, dinner parties, and other events where you can meet past and future pilgrims! Share your Camino experiences, get tips from those that have walked before, and help bring the magic of the Camino to Philadelphia!
This meetup group is hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC). APOC is a national non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the enduring tradition of the Camino by supporting its infrastructure, by gathering pilgrims together, and by providing information and encouragement to past and future pilgrims.
To join our email list, please send an email to philadelphia@americanpilgrims.org.
For more information about the Philadelphia Chapter, please visit: http://www.americanpilgrims.org/philadelphi... <br>
To learn more about American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC), please visit: http://americanpilgrims.org <br>
We hope you will join us for an event and we look forward to meeting you!
Buen Camino!
Upcoming events
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8 mile hike on the Batona Trail in Wharton State Forest
Batsto Visitors Center, 31 Batsto Rd, Hammonton, NJ, USJoin us for an 8 mile hike in Wharton State Forest on the Batona Trail. The terrain is flat and easy.
There are restrooms at the start and finish in the Visitor's Center. Meet at the Visitor's Center parking lot in front of the Visitor's Center. My car is a white Fiat 500 with Camino shell sticker on the back.
After the hike, we'll head to Three 3's Brewing Company at 50 13th St, Hammonton, NJ 08037. It's BYOF (bring your own food), so we'll order delivery from a local place for lunch.
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This meetup group is hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC). APOC is a national non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the enduring tradition of the Camino by supporting its infrastructure, by gathering pilgrims together, and by providing information and encouragement to past and future pilgrims. All our events are free, but we encourage you to support the work of this organization by becoming a member.Please note that all our events are dog free.
For more information about the Philadelphia Chapter, please visit: https://americanpilgrims.org/iwpmap_directory/philadelphia/
To learn more about American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC), and to become a member for only $60 a year, please visit: http://americanpilgrims.org
We hope you will join us for an event and we look forward to meeting you!
Buen Camino!20 attendees
Spring Gathering of Pilgrims
Forrest Ridge Condo Assiciation - Clubhouse, 300 Beech Blvd, Warrington, PA, USPlease gather with past and future pilgrims for our Spring Gathering! For those embarking or thinking about going on their first Camino, this is a great opportunity to meet folks, ask questions, and learn all about the Camino de Santiago. This event is being generously hosted by group members Allan (CWBuff) and his wife Laurie.
The gathering will be pot-luck style, please see the list below to know what to bring!
If your last name begins with:
- A - H you are asked to bring a dessert
- I - Q you are asked to bring a a beverage (wine, beer or soda)
- R - Z you are asked to bring tapas, a salad, or other food item
We'll also have a few other things on the agenda:
- Shell Ceremony - receive a Pilgrim blessing and shell to be placed on your backpack for your upcoming Camino trip
- Camino Packs - a few of our seasoned pilgrims will bring their actual Camino packs for you to peruse through and try on. Learn what others bring but also keep in mind that everyone's pack is different and unique to them.
- Camino Book Lending Library - Anyone that is interested can bring a book to add to our lending library, or borrow a book and return it to the next Gathering for a future person to enjoy!
- Gear Swap - We will continue to have a table available where folks can leave items they no longer use or want. One persons "trash" is another treasure!
We may ask for a small contribution of $2 - $4 per person to help offset the costs for space rental and supplies.
The location is:
Clubhouse - Forrest Ridge Condo Association
300 Beech Blvd
Warrington PA 18976.
-----------------------------------This meetup group is hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC). APOC is a national non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the enduring tradition of the Camino by supporting its infrastructure, by gathering pilgrims together, and by providing information and encouragement to past and future pilgrims. All our events are free, but we encourage you to support the work of this organization by becoming a member.
Please note that all our events are dog free.
For more information about the Philadelphia Chapter, please visit: https://americanpilgrims.org/iwpmap_directory/philadelphia/
To learn more about American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC), and to become a member for only $50 a year, please visit: http://americanpilgrims.org
We hope you will join us for an event and we look forward to meeting you!
Buen Camino!24 attendees
20-Mile Mammoth March (May 2026)
4600 Telegraph Rd, Elkton, Ma, USWe’re posting this event here in case anyone might be interested in signing up for a BIG hike! The Mammoth March is an annual, “20-miles in 8 hours” hike set in multiple locations throughout the US. The Delaware Valley location (Elkton, MD) is closest to us, and is scheduled for Saturday, May 30th, 2026.
20-miles is about 32kms, and this would be equivalent to a big day on the Camino. But signing up (and training!) for an event like this could be the perfect preparation for a summer Camino!
We are sharing the event here with an understanding that anyone who signs up takes responsibility for their own hike. This is not a group event like our other hikes! We already have a few members registered, and depending on who signs up we can look into carpooling, cheering each other on at the start (and maybe celebrating at the end). Some members may choose to walk together but this is very much a ‘hike your own hike’. For an event this long, people will have different paces and may have their own individual goals. If you decide to participate, please be comfortable with the possibility/likelihood of doing this hike on your own.
When registering you can pick whichever start time works best for you; 8:00am is the recommended start time for those who want to gather as a group and start the walk together! UPDATE It looks like 8:00 am time slots are already sold out. If you want to start with the group, go ahead and sign up for 8:30 - as we discovered last year, starting times are somewhat flexible, and if we all assemble around 7:45, we likely will be able to start earlier.
Here are links to the registration page, FAQs, general info:
Website
Register Here
FAQsIf there is interest, the group may gather for post-walk drinks/food!
5 attendees
Past events
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